Africa
Libya’s eastern forces say ready to engage in negotiations on ‘US initiative’ to resolve country’s crisis
Libya's eastern-based forces signaled readiness on Thursday to engage in negotiations over a “US initiative” aimed at unifying the country’s...
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Congo Ebola outbreak ‘remains serious’ with nearly 900 cases, WHO says
GENEVA The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo "remains serious and continues to evolve" one month after...
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Scientists say current Ebola strain came from wildlife into human population
KIGALI, Rwanda The current Ebola strain, which broke out in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda last month, is...
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Yakubu assumes duty as Nigeria’s ambassador to Qatar
Nigeria’s newly appointed Ambassador to the State of Qatar, Mahmood Yakubu, has arrived in Doha to officially assume his diplomatic...
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Lagos police arrest 19 Chadians, seven Cameroonians over false kidnap claim
The Lagos State police command has arrested 26 foreign nationals following investigations into a reported kidnapping case that was later...
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14,000 schools closed in Nigeria, other West, Central African nations due to conflict: UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund says education was disrupted and 14,000 schools closed in mid-2025 in West and Central Africa. UNICEF,...
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Police foil Ivory Coast sex trafficking plot in Lagos, rescue three Kaduna girls
The police command in Lagos has apprehended a woman for attempting to traffic three Kaduna girls to Ivory Coast for...
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U.S. imposes visa restrictions on Tigray hardliners behind crisis in Ethiopia
The U.S. Department of State on Wednesday announced targetted visa restrictions on individuals behind crisis in Ethiopia. A statement by...
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950 Nigerian, other countries’ activists, journalists, unionists killed, disappeared in 2025: UN
The UN says preliminary data indicate that some 950 human rights defenders, journalists and trade unionists were killed or forcibly...
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Ebola in DR Congo ‘worsening vulnerability of people affected by armed conflict’
KIGALI, Rwanda The Ebola epidemic in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is worsening the vulnerability of people already...
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